T. A. Black

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

T. A. Black is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, T. A. Black has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 17 papers in Atmospheric Science and 15 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in T. A. Black's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (33 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (14 papers) and Forest ecology and management (13 papers). T. A. Black is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (33 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (14 papers) and Forest ecology and management (13 papers). T. A. Black collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. T. A. Black's co-authors include Charles H. Luce, Alan Barr, Dennis Baldocchi, Shashi B. Verma, Timo Vesala, Eva Falge, Lianhong Gu, Rachhpal S. Jassal, Francis M. Kelliher and Zoran Nesic and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Remote Sensing of Environment and Water Resources Research.

In The Last Decade

T. A. Black

49 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Advantages of diffuse radiation for terrestrial ecosystem productivity

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
T. A. Black Canada	28	2.4k	1.1k	890	569	553	51	3.2k
Eva Falge Germany	25	3.7k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	688 1.2×	852 1.5×	41	4.5k
J.A. Elbers Netherlands	29	3.1k 1.3×	924 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	361 0.6×	573 1.0×	45	4.0k
Nobuko Saigusa Japan	37	3.1k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 1.2×	590 1.0×	659 1.2×	110	3.9k
D. Dragoni United States	31	3.3k 1.3×	1.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	660 1.2×	939 1.7×	42	4.2k
S. D. Miller United States	36	3.2k 1.3×	873 0.8×	1.7k 2.0×	592 1.0×	455 0.8×	66	4.7k
Eva van Gorsel Australia	33	3.0k 1.2×	890 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	418 0.7×	437 0.8×	55	3.6k
Eyal Rotenberg Israel	31	2.9k 1.2×	794 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	753 1.3×	640 1.2×	71	3.6k
Leonardo Montagnani Italy	35	3.6k 1.5×	948 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	515 0.9×	670 1.2×	87	4.4k
Siyan Ma United States	28	2.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	528 0.6×	438 0.8×	428 0.8×	37	2.7k
Bernard Longdoz France	22	2.7k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	779 0.9×	405 0.7×	519 0.9×	35	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by T. A. Black

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. A. Black

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Barron, Sara, et al.. (2025). Students as Researchers: An Inquiry into University Courtyards as Diverse and Inclusive Areas for Social Connection and Wellbeing. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. 52(1). 3–21.

Luce, Charles H., et al.. (2024). Using additional roughness to characterize erosion control treatment effectiveness in roadside ditch lines. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 49(4). 1255–1272. 1 indexed citations

Grant, R. F., et al.. (2010). Net ecosystem productivity of temperate and boreal forests after clearcutting–a Fluxnet-Canada measurement and modelling synthesis. Tellus B. 62(5). 1 indexed citations

Black, T. A., et al.. (2009). Evapotranspiration and Water Use Efficiency of Canadian Forests and Wetlands. AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations

Hilker, Thomas, Nicholas C. Coops, Christopher R. Schwalm, et al.. (2008). Effects of mutual shading of tree crowns on prediction of photosynthetic light-use efficiency in a coastal Douglas-fir forest. Tree Physiology. 28(6). 825–834. 48 indexed citations

Gaumont‐Guay, D., T. A. Black, Alan Barr, Rachhpal S. Jassal, & Zoran Nesic. (2008). Biophysical controls on rhizospheric and heterotrophic components of soil respiration in a boreal black spruce stand. Tree Physiology. 28(2). 161–171. 109 indexed citations

Grant, R. F., Hank A. Margolis, Alan Barr, et al.. (2008). Changes in net ecosystem productivity of boreal black spruce stands in response to changes in temperature at diurnal and seasonal time scales. Tree Physiology. 29(1). 1–17. 41 indexed citations

Prasad, Ajay K., et al.. (2006). A GIS tool to analyze forest road sediment production and stream impacts. Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University). 157. 5 indexed citations

Amiro, B. D., Alberto L. Orchansky, Alan Barr, et al.. (2006). The effect of post-fire stand age on the boreal forest energy balance. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 140(1-4). 41–50. 181 indexed citations

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Luce, Charles H., et al.. (2004). Stream Succession: Channel Changes After Wildfire Disturbance. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 1 indexed citations

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Luce, Charles H. & T. A. Black. (1999). Sediment production from forest roads in western Oregon. Water Resources Research. 35(8). 2561–2570. 208 indexed citations

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Fleming, Robert L., et al.. (1998). Silvicultural treatments, microclimatic conditions and seedling response in Southern Interior clearcuts. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 78(1). 115–126. 46 indexed citations

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O'Neill, K. P., et al.. (1995). Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) 1993 field notes, Thompson, Manitoba. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 3 indexed citations

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Black, T. A. & David R. Montgomery. (1991). Sediment transport by burrowing mammals, Marin County, California. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 16(2). 163–172. 81 indexed citations

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Black, T. A. & Francis M. Kelliher. (1989). Processes controlling understorey evapotranspiration. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 324(1223). 207–231. 81 indexed citations

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Kelliher, Francis M., T. A. Black, & Alan Barr. (1984). Estimation of twig xylem water potential in young Douglas-fir trees. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 14(4). 481–487. 1 indexed citations

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Black, William C. & T. A. Black. (1982). Deriving service areas for mass transit systems. Transportation Research Part A General. 16(3). 185–197.

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Black, T. A., et al.. (1980). TRANSPIRATION RATE OF DOUGLAS FIR TREES IN THINNED AND UNTHINNED STANDS. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 60(4). 625–631. 30 indexed citations

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Tan, C. S., et al.. (1977). Characteristics of stomatal diffusion resistance in a Douglas fir forest exposed to soil water deficits. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 7(4). 595–604. 36 indexed citations

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Black, T. A. & K. G. McNaughton. (1972). Average Bowen-ratio methods of calculating evapotranspiration applied to a Douglas fir forest. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2(4). 466–475. 13 indexed citations

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